Dutch FM proposes Coast Guard training
May 5 Michel Cousins

Dutch FM proposes Coast Guard training

By Libya Herald reporter. Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders meets Faiez Serraj at the Bu Setta Naval base in Tripoli (Photo: Presidency Council)Tri...

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Serraj and Muscat look to illegal migration and the return of the Maltese embassy to Tripoli
May 4 Michel Cousins

Serraj and Muscat look to illegal migration and the return of the Maltese embassy to Tripoli

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 4 May 2016:Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said that the Maltese embassy will only reopen in Tripoli when t...

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Jan 29 Michel Cousins

Municipalities look at immigration issues

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 29 January 2016:Mayors and municipal representatives from a number of towns in western and southern Libya have taken part...

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Aug 22 Nigel Ash

Italians arrest Benghazi "footballers" as people-smugglers: report

By Ajnadin Mustafa.A typical rickety over-crowded migrant boat (File photo)Tripoli, 22 August 2015:Two of four Libyans arrested as people smugglers by...

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Aug 18 Michel Cousins

Libyan pullout from Egyptian border post denied

Egyptian border crossingBy Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 18 August 2015:Reports from Egypt that Libyan security forces have pulled out of the main border p...

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Jul 24 Nigel Ash

"I'm just like an airline carrying passengers" says people-smuggler

By Adam Ali and Esam Sager. Not all the people-smuggler's passengers make it safely across (File photo)Benghazi 24 July 2015:A former fisherman, who h...

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Military action will not stem illegal migration: Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister
Jul 3 Sami Zaptia

Military action will not stem illegal migration: Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 3 July 2015: Libya’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Hassan Saghaier, told Maltese Foreign Minister George Vella that Libya w...

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Illegal migration to the EU: Problem solving or problem management
Jun 28 Sami Zaptia

Illegal migration to the EU: Problem solving or problem management

By Sami Zaptia.Malta, 28 June 2014:European Parliament figures show that over 170,000 (60.4%) illegal migrants crossed over into Europe through the Li...

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Jun 11 Sami Zaptia

OpEd: Europe must rethink its Libya policy in order to solve its migration problem

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 June 2015:On Sunday, the British government announced that it had decided to redirect some of the aid budget of its Departme...

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Police sting busts Benghazi people-smugglers
Jun 10 Nigel Ash

Police sting busts Benghazi people-smugglers

By Adam Ali and Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 10 June  2015:At the end of a risky sting operation, Benghazi police have arrested a people-smuggling gang alon...

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